Star Driver

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Japanese anime television series

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::summary Japanese anime television series ::

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FieldValue
imageStar Driver DVD vol 1.png
captionCover of the first DVD volume
ja_kanjiSTAR DRIVER 輝きのタクト
ja_romajiSutā Doraibā Kagayaki no Takuto
genreAction, mecha
creatorBones
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| image = Star Driver DVD vol 1.png | caption = Cover of the first DVD volume | ja_kanji = STAR DRIVER 輝きのタクト | ja_romaji = Sutā Doraibā Kagayaki no Takuto | genre = Action, mecha | creator = Bones | type = manga | author = Key by Ylab | publisher = Square Enix | magazine = Young Gangan | first = September 17, 2010 | last = December 2, 2011 | volumes = 3 | volume_list = | type = TV series | director = Takuya Igarashi | producer = | writer = Yōji Enokido | music = Satoru Kōsaki (Monaca) | studio = Bones | licensee = {{English anime licensee | NA = Aniplex of America | AUS = Madman Entertainment | network = JNN (MBS) | network_en = {{English anime networks | AU = C31 Melbourne, West TV | SEA = Animax Asia | first = October 3, 2010 | last = April 4, 2011 | episodes = 25 | episode_list = List of Star Driver episodes | type = film | title = Star Driver: The Movie | director = Takuya Igarashi | producer = | writer = Yoji Enokido | music = Monaca

  • Satoru Kōsaki
  • Kakeru Ishihama
  • Keigo Hoashi
  • Keiichi Okabe
  • Ryūichi Takada | studio = Bones | released = | runtime = 150 minutes

Star Driver, also known as STAR DRIVER: Kagayaki no Takuto, is a Japanese anime television series created and animated by Bones. It was broadcast for twenty-five episodes on MBS and TBS from October 2010 to April 2011. The anime was licensed in North America by Aniplex of America and was streamed with English subtitles on Hulu, Crackle, and Crunchyroll. A compilation film was released on February 9, 2013, in Japan by Shochiku.

Plot

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Star Driver takes place on the fictional Southern Cross Isle. One night, a boy named Takuto washes up on shore swimming from the mainland. He later enrolls in Southern Cross High School as a freshman and makes new friends. However, beneath the school is a group of mysterious giants called Cybodies, which can be controlled by humans in an alternate dimension known as Zero Time. Takuto, the "Galactic Pretty Boy", finds himself dragged into opposition with the "Glittering Crux Brigade", a mysterious group that intends to take possession of the island's Cybodies for their own purposes as well as break the seals of the island's four Shrine Maidens, whose powers prevent the Cybodies from functioning outside of Zero Time.

Media

Anime

The series is directed by Takuya Igarashi, with character designs by Yoshiyuki Ito and Hiroka and Misa Mizuya. The anime premiered on October 3, 2010, and ended on April 3, 2011. The series was collected by Aniplex in a total of nine DVD and Blu-ray volumes. A Blu-ray box was also released on January 23, 2013.

In North America, Aniplex of America premiered the first episode at the 2010 New York Comic Con/New York Anime Festival on October 9, 2010. Bandai Entertainment formerly licensed the series in 2011. The series was streamed with English subtitles by Aniplex of America on Hulu, Crackle, and Crunchyroll starting on August 17, 2011.

Music

;Opening themes

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Key by Ylab, was serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan from September 17, 2010, to December 2, 2011. Square Enix collected its chapters in three ja volumes, released from February 26, 2011, to January 25, 2012.

References

References

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  2. (August 27, 2012). "Anime on TV – September 2012". [[Madman Entertainment]].
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  4. (2010-06-07). "Star Driver Kagayaki No Takuto Robot Anime Announced". [[Anime News Network]].
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  7. "STAR DRIVER輝きのタクト Blu-ray BOX". Star Driver.
  8. (2010-09-09). "Mardock Scramble, Star Driver Premieres At New York Comic Con". Anime News Network.
  9. (2011-04-23). "Bandai Ent. Adds Star Driver Kagayaki No Takuto Anime". Anime News Network.
  10. "Hulu, Crackle, Crunchyroll to Stream Star Driver". [[Anime News Network]].
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